Meditate On
The Key to Faith
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of
faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame,
and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2, NASB
As humans, not only do we have a propensity to zoom in on
every little flaw in our physical and emotional makeup, but we also have a
tendency to know, remember, and replay in our minds the sins, failings, and
mistakes we have made. We condemn ourselves for even our smallest flaws instead
of focusing on how God really sees us—perfect in Christ.
This is why it takes faith to believe that God sees you
righteous. It takes faith to believe that He does not see you in your sins,
that He does not observe sin or iniquity in you. It takes faith to believe that
He means what He says when He says, “For I will be merciful to their
unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no
more” (Heb. 8:12). It takes faith to believe that God will not remember your
failings and mistakes!
But Pastor Prince, my sins are staring right at me. How
can I have faith to believe that God doesn’t see them?
My friend, the key to faith is found in looking to the
source of faith—Jesus. As the Bible says, “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author
and perfecter of faith” (Heb. 12:2, NASB). Your faith to believe is found in
Jesus! The Amplified Bible puts it this way: “Looking away [from all that will
distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the
first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to
maturity and perfection].”
In other words, turn your eyes away from your own flaws,
imperfections, failings, and mistakes, and just fix your eyes on Jesus. The
more you see Jesus and His finished work, the more faith arises in your heart
to believe that all your sins are truly forgiven. You can start on a clean
slate and have a brand-new beginning in Christ. The old is gone, and the new
has come!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
